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Posted By: ashish Member Level: Diamond Posted Date: 16 Dec 2007
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2006 GENERAL STUDIES – 2006 (PRELIMINARY) PART4 Question paper
96. Each of the five persons A, B, C, D and E possesses unequal number (<10) of
similar items. A, B and C possess 21 items in all, while C, D and E possess 7
items in all. How many items do A and B possess in all?
a) 15
b) 17
c) 18
d) Data Is insufficient
97. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given
below the lists:
List- - I (Leading Woman Lawn Tennis Player) List–II (Country)
A. Daniela Hantuchova 1. Russia
B. Patty Schnyder 2. Slovakia
C. Nadia Petrova 3. France
D. Amelie Mauresmo 4. Switzerland
A B C D
a) 2 1 4 3
b) 3 4 1 2
c) 2 4 1 3
d) 3 1 4 2
98. Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention
between which of the following countries?
a) Portugal and Spain
b) Bulgaria and Greece
c) Romania and Bulgaria
d) Portugal and Greece
99. Huangpu River flows through which one of the following cities?
a) Beijing
b) Ho Chi Minh City
c) Shanghai
d) Manila
100. Which one of the following countries is the leading producer of Uranium?
a) United States of America
b) Canada
c) Germany
d) Zambia
101. There are three parallel straight lines. Two points A and B are marked on the
first line, points C and D are marked on the second line, and points E and F are
marked on the third line. Each of these 6 points can move to any position on
its respective straight line.
Consider the following statements;
1. The maximum number of triangles that can be drawn by joining these
points is 18.
2. The minimum number of triangles that can be drawn by joining these
points is zero.
Whic h of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
102. A mixed doubles tennis game is to be played between two teams (each team
consists of one male and one female). There are 4 married couples. No team is
to consist of a husband and his wife. What is the maximum number of games
that can be played?
a) 12
b) 21
c) 36
d) 42
103. In a office, the number of persons who take tea is twice the number of persons
who take only coffee. The number of persons who take coffee is twic e the
number of persons who take only tea.
Consider the following statements:
1. The sum of the number of persons who take either tea or coffee or both is
four times the number of persons who take both coffee and tea.
2. The sum of the number of persons who ta ke only coffee and those who
take only tea is twice the number of persons who take both tea and coffee.
Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
104. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given
below the lists:
List – I List - II
A. Harold Pinter 1. Director General, FAO
B. Jacques Diouf 2. President, European Commission
C. Jose Manuel Barroso 3. World Bank appointed expert for adjudicating
on the Baglihar Hydel Project
D. Raymond Lafitte 4. Litterateur
A B C D
a) 4 3 2 1
b) 2 1 4 3
c) 4 1 2 3
d) 2 3 4 1
105. Consider the following statements:
1. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the oldest insurance company in
India.
2. National Insurance Com pany Limited was nationalized in the year 1972
and made a subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of India.
3. Headquarters of United India Insurance Company Limited are located at
Chennai.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2, only
c) 2 and 3, only
d) 1 and 3, only
106. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Railway Zone Headquarters
a) North Eastern Railway : Gorakhpur
b) South Eastern Railway : Bhubaneshwar
c) Eastern Railway : Kokata
d) South East Central Railway : Bilaspur
107. Which one of the following is the correct statement?
Service tax is a/an
a) Direct tax levied by the Central Government
b) Indirect tax levied by the Central Government
c) Direct tax levied by the State Government
d) Indirect tax levied by the State Government
108. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Sigmund Freud : Psychoanalysis
b) Anna Freud : Child Psychiatry
c) Milton Friedman : Economics
d) Eric R. Kandel : Literature
109. Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?
a) President of India
b) Vice -President of India
c) Prime Minister of India
d) Union Minister of Science and Technology
110. Projects and Development India Limited is mainly engaged in design
engineering, procurement and supervision of construction/commissioning in
which area?
a) Pharmaceutical plants
b) Petroleum refineries and sugar factories
c) Ship – building yards
d) Fertilizer and allied chemical plants
111. Where is the Central Water and Power Research Station located?
a) Khadakwasla
b) Sileru
c) Jamnagar
d) Srisailam
112. Which one of the following companies is associated with the exploration and
commercial production of oil in Barmer-Sanchore basin of Rajasthan?
a) Cairn Energy
b) Unocal Corporation
c) Reliance Energy Ventures
d) ONGC
113. Recently with which country’s government did ONGC -Mittal Energy Limited
(OMEL) sign a joint venture deal of $6 billion dealing with infrastructure,
refinery and power?
a) Colombia
b) Venezuela
c) Nigeria
d) Saudi Arabia
114. Which one among the following was awarded the CSIR Diamond Jubilee
Technology Award 2004 in September, 2005 by the Prime Minister of India?
a) Infosys Technologies Ltd.
b) Midas Communication Technologies
c) Tata Consultancy Services
d) Biocon India Ltd.
115. Who among the following directed the film chosen as India’s official entry for
the year 2006 Academy Awards?
a) Adoor Gopalkrishnan
b) Amol Palekar
c) Sanjay Leela Bhansali
d) Kunal Kohli
116. Recently Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a
Memorandum of Understanding for the linking of two rivers as a link project.
Which are these two rivers?
a) Betwa and Chambal
b) Betwa and Ken
c) Chambal and Son
d) Ken and Narmada
117. Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?
a) Amoghavarsha I
b) Dantidurga
c) Dhruva
d) Krishna I
118. With reference to the Government of India’s various programmes, what is
Nirmal Gram Puraskar?
a) It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for the single girl child in families
in villages
b) It is an incentive scheme of scholarships for female sportspersons from
villages who represent their states in any game.
c) It is an incentive scheme for schools in the village for computer education.
d) It is an incentive scheme for panchayati Raj institutions.
119. Which is the correct chronological sequence of the major events given below?
1. SLV -3 Launch.
2. Formation of Bangladesh.
3. Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union.
4. Pokharan – I Test.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 2 – 4 – 3 - 1
b) 3 – 1- 2 – 4
c) 2 – 1- 3 – 4
d) 3- 4 – 2 - 1
120. Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts
of Kerala?
1. Ilmenite
2. Zircon
3. Sillimanite
4. Tungsten
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) 1 and 2 only
121. In which Olympics Games did India last win a Gold Medal?
a) Montreal (1976)
b) M oscow (1980)
c) Los Angelas (1984)
d) Atlanta (1996)
122. In which country is the committee which selects winners for Nobel Peace
Prize located?
a) Norway
b) Sweden
c) Finland
d) Denmark
123. Match List – I (Indian Scientist / Scholar) with List – II (Area of Work) and
select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List –I List - II
A. C.N.R. Rao 1. Telecommunication
B. Jagdish Bhagwati 2. Physics
C. G. N. Ramachandran 3. Economics
D. Ashok Jhunjhunwala 4. Solid State Chemistry and
Material Science
124. Who was the Chief Justice of India when Public Interest L itigation (PIL) was
introduced to the Indian Judicial System?
a) M. Hidayatullah
b) A.M. Ahmadi
c) A.S. Anand
d) P.N. Bhagwati
125. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given
below the lists:
List – I List - II
A. Ela Bhatt 1. Theatre training
B. Mahashweta Devi 2. Women’s labour Sector
C. Ebrahim Alkazi 3. Management teaching
D. Vijay Govinda rajan 4. Literateur and social worker for
the country’s tribal communication
A B C D
a) 3 1 4 2
b) 2 4 1 3
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 2 1 4 3
126. Consider the following statements:
1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company’s monopoly of
Indian trade.
2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished
the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of
ruling India directly.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
127. When Raja Wodeyar founded the Kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire?
a) Sadasiva
b) Tirumala
c) Ranga II
d) Venkata II
128. Which are the materials generally employed as solder in soldering operation in
electronics?
a) Iron and tin
b) Lead and tin
c) Aluminum and lead
d) Aluminum and iron
129. Between which of the following was the ancient town of Takshasila located?
a) Indus and Jhelum
b) Jhelum and Chenab
c) Chenab and Jhelum
d) Ravi and Beas
130. With reference to the invaders in ancie nt India, which one of the following is
the correct chronological order?
a) Greek – Sakas – Kushans
b) Greeks – Kushash – Sakas
c) Sakas – Greeks – Kushans
d) Sakas – Kushans – Greeks
131. Consider the following statements:
1. The Ikshvaku rulers of Southern India were antagonistic towards
Buddhism.
2. The Pala rulers of Eastern India were patrons of Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
132. Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee in his noval Anand Math?
a) Bhil uprising
b) Rangpur and Dinapur uprising
c) Bishnupur and Bribhum rebellion
d) Sanyasi rebellion
133. In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given
permission to set up a factory (trading post)?
a) Bangalore
b) Madras
c) Masulipattam
d) Surat
134. With reference to the revolt of the year 1857, who of the following was
betrayed by a friend; captured and put to death by the British?
a) Nana Sahib
b) Kunwar Singh
c) Khan Bahadur Khan
d) Tanita Tope
135. Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National
Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain
complete independence from the British?
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Motilal Nehru
136. How many numbers are three in all from 6000 to 6999 (Both 6000 and 6999
included) having at least one of their
a) 216
b) 356
c) 496
d) 504
137. Each of 2 women and 3 men is to occupy one chair out of 8 chairs, each of
which is numbered from 1 to 8, Fir st, women are to occupy any two chairs
from those numbered 1 to 4; and then 3 men would occupy any three chairs
out of the remaining 6 chairs. What is the maximum number of different ways
in which this can be done?
a) 40
b) 132
c) 1440
d) 3660
138. “Lectures from Colombo to Almora” is based on the experiences of which one
of the following?
a) Veer Savarkar
b) Annie Besant
c) Ramkrishna Paramhansa
d) Swami Vivekanand
139. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the code given
below the lists:
List – I (Person) List – II (Organization / Area of work)
A. Chanda Kochhar 1. Advertising
B. Amrita Patel 2. Banking
C. Indra Nooyi 3. Dairy Development
D. Piyush Pandey 4. Pepsi Co.
A B C D
a) 3 1 4 2
b) 4 2 1 3
c) 2 3 4 1
d) 2 1 4 3
140. To which one of the following processes is the term CMYK related?
a) Railway Signaling
b) Navigation
c) Offset Printing
d) Electronic Voting Machine
141. Consider the following statements:
1. Kofi Annan – the UN Secretary General is from Nigeria.
2. Kofi Anann is the first UN Secretary Gene ral to be appointed from the
ranks of the United Nations staff.
3. Kofi Annan was appointed for a second term to the office of the UN
Secretary General.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2, only
c) 2 and 3, only
d) 1 and 3, only
142. Which one of the following countries is not a participating team in the
Football World Cup – 2006 to be held in Germany in July 2006?
a) Russia
b) Togo
c) Ivory Coast
d) Switzerland
143. Consider the following statements:
1. The Nobel Prize Awarding Ceremony takes place on December 10 of
every year.
2. The Nobel Prize for Literature was added later on to the other five areas –
Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Peace and Economics
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
144. The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which on of the following?
a) Mahapadma Nanda
b) Chandragupta Maurya
c) Ashoka
d) Samudragupta
145. What is Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)?
a) An agency formed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to
check misuse of drugs by sports- persons
b) A non -governmental organization which specializes in international
humanitarian aid and emergency medical assistance
c) An organization to develop applications of nano-technology in medicine
d) An organization of medical practitioners funded by the European Union
which carries out research against spread of AIDS
146. Bermuda triangle extends up to which of the following places?
1. Southern Florida
2. Puerto Rico
3. Hawaii Islands
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2, only
c) 2 and 3, only
d) 1 and 3, only
147. Consider the following statements:
1. ELISA test is employed as the first and most basic test for an individual to
detect cancer.
2. Almost 50% of human beings have Rh+ blood while the remaining have
Rh-blood
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
148. Which one of the following is printed on a commonly used fluorescent tubelight?
a) 220 K
b) 273 K
c) 6500 K
d) 9000 K
149. In which one of the following films did the Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck
collaborate?
a) Shatranj Ke Khilari
b) Guide
c) Lawrence of Arabia
d) Titanic
150. Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council?
a) Norway
b) Denmark
c) Iceland
d) United Kingdom
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